The Clay Street Hill Railroad, 1873
Engine House
The engine house is located at Clay and Leavenworth. The operation is as follows:
An endless steel-wire rope, three inches in circumference, 11,000 feet long, is stretched the whole distance, lying in iron tubes, supported every 39 feet on 11 inch sheaves.
The rope enters the engine house and is lead around eight foot pulleys driven by one 14 x 28 engine. The steam is furnished by one boiler using 3,700 pounds of coal per day. There is also a duplicate engine and boiler in reserve.
Lithographs of the Clay Street and other lines.